Our resident mobile-auteur guides us through ten film-making apps including iMovie – Hyperlapse and Kinemaster – revealing some of their cleverest features.

You too can create one of those gorgeous-looking timelapse videos that regularly crop up on YouTube – presuming you don’t need to move your phone for a few hours.

On the iPhone you’ll find the timelapse mode by swiping through the modes above the shutter button inside the Camera app – on Android, your options vary depending on your phone.

Some handsets (like the Samsung Galaxy S6) support a timelapse mode out of the box but if your phone doesn’t have it you can use a third-party app such as Framelapse or Lapse It to do the job for you.

3. Invest in some extra kit

The Olloclip

There’s now a whole host of kit out there for the budding smartphone moviemaker: tripods – lenses (such as the Olloclip) – microphones and more besides.

From making sure audio is picked up correctly to widening the field of view these professional add-ons are more than just gimmicks and can make a real difference — if your phone is a popular flagship model (especially an iPhone) then you stand most chance of finding some suitable accessories but it’s worth investigating what’s available.